@eamon said:

Is there a way to have the timer text in the foreground regardless of the changing background? I cannot seem to find a suitable solution here.

 Send it to a projector with 'layer' set to '10' and 'blend' set to 'transparent'. That'll make the timer draw on the very top layer over anything else.

@woland

I will glady upload it to the pantheon of the Add On's page.

I will put some more notes into it so others can understand it better.

Is there a way to have the timer text in the foreground regardless of the changing background? I cannot seem to find a suitable solution here.

I will upload through your signature later on tonight when I add in some comments.

thanks again.

eamon

@eamon

We'd love it if you'd care to upload this to the TroikaTronix Add-Ons Page (link in my signature) because neat example files like this eventually get buried in the forum.

Hi all

I am not sure if this qualifies as thread necormancy but I would like to add something to this thread.

I have been working away and expanding somewhat on @Woland excellent timer actor.

My tinkering is probably rudimentary to some but so far it works for my intentions.

My main intention is to use this as a time clock/timer being sent to a comfort monitor in order for the presenter to keep an eye to the time and give him warnings when necessary etc. I have one foot in academia and the one in death by powerpoints...

I have modded the original file it to be now 3no. scenes of different colour texts. In each scene, there is a master text colour; Scene 1 is White, 2nd scene is green and the final scene is black. This being the default colour for the text from the start which then steps through a yellow & red traffic light system as it counts down and hits certain time based targets. When the timer hits certain times, it changes respectively to a different colour indicating a warning to the presenter. We all have preferences for what we want here and it would also depend on what colour the background of the slide may be etc.

The text is designed to flash in the final 'X' seconds near the end. The flash time being controlled by the hertz of a wave generator in the timer flash actor. The flashing stops and full intensity and master colour is restored when the timer concludes.

With a few smart keyboard presses, you can have a fully functioning traffic light style countdown clock.

I am uploading it here, so that if others wish, they can have use of it. 

All of this would not have been possible without the Timer actor from Woland. Many thanks here again.

My only issue is that I am trying to use this with an ndi feed from a powerpoint laptop. Typically enough, the background changes and washes out the countdown timer. I have tried different layers, blend modes but all to no avail. I am looking to have the text to be always in the foreground and to be always accessible? Can anyone point me in the direction of how to manage this? It is probably something basic but I cannot find a suitable solution. I have tried background, alpha masks (in isadora only) etc and all to no joy.

Answers on a post card.

eamon

timer-with-colour.izz

@jtoenjes

We've had mixed reports of the Rokoko SmartSuit Pro v2 both working and not working without gloves.

There are two variations of the Rokoko SmartSuit Pro v2, one of which has no gloves but has wrist and hand sensors as part of the sleeves, and a slightly different version with gloves where the sleeves end earlier. 

Isadora has been tested and reported as working with the Rokoko SmartSuit Pro v2 version that comes with gloves, but as far as I am aware is untested with the Rokoko SmartSuit Pro v2 version that does not have gloves.

The Rokoko SmartSuit Pro (the first version of the suit) works fine without gloves.

@tomthebom

1. Can you please post the file? 
2. Does this also happen with fresh files, or just this one?
3. What happens if you select the IzzyMap Slice and then hit the "Reset Output" button below the Scale/Rotation settings?
4. What happens if you delete the IzzyMap Slice and then create a new rectangle slice?

@bruno

Welcome back to the Isadora community! <3

As I wrote in response to your other comment, I'd suggest you open a support ticket: https://support.troikatronix.com/support/tickets/new

You may find these resources helpful as wll:

• Isadora 3 System Requirements (your computer does meet these requirements)
• Isadora 4 System Requirements (your computer does meet these requirements)
• Our article explains how to have multiple versions of Isadora installed on your computer (in case that's something you need).
  
  • If needed you can download older versions from our Legacy Downloads Page for Isadora.
• Since you've been away from Isadora for a while, you may want to consult:
  
  • Our article outlining how Isadora's Stage Setup has changed since Isadora 2
  • Our "Isadora 101" Youtube Playlist (which was made for Isadora 3, but which is still an excellent resource)
  • The Isadora 4 Manual

Best wishes,

Woland

@bruno

Please open a support ticket if you haven't already and our Sales & Licensing team will help you get this sorted out: https://support.troikatronix.com/support/tickets/new

@tomthebom Really odd. Unfortunately I have no other suggestions apart from delete preferences - but I can't see that doing much.

@mark

Hello Mark, I had worked with izz for many years, but I stopped using it since 5 years because 

of my new work in a french bibliothèque. I had version 2 usb key. 

I need to use it again with my old mac (2013-bigsur-16 go 100 mhz DDR3 etc).

Therefore I tried to upgraded to 3.0.2, the usb key was not recognised, and i didn't

find the  place to purchase a new authorisation.

Is it possible ...

Thanks for all

Best regards